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late 18th century or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel of a Buddhist textile, of satin silk embroidered with roundels with characters in the Siddham script, used for writing Sanskit, on lotus flowers against a diapered ground with floral borders.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Monochrome figured satin silk (<i>rinzu</i>) with embroidery in silk and metallic thread
Brief description
Panel of a Buddhist textile, monochrome figured satin silk (rinzu) with embroidery in silk and metallic thread, Japan, Edo period, late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Panel of a Buddhist textile, of satin silk embroidered with roundels with characters in the Siddham script, used for writing Sanskit, on lotus flowers against a diapered ground with floral borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 215cm
  • Width: 192.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by T.B. Clarke-Thornhill
Object history
Registered File number 1973/946.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Jackson, Anna. Japanese textiles. London: V&A Publications, 2000, Plate 137, p. 34.
Collection
Accession number
T.97-1927

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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